Changelog

City scores Maradi

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Accommodation cost 6.5 ⁠7.5
• Air conditioning 3.2 ⁠4.2
• Air quality 3.6 ⁠4.9
• Airport connectivity 2.9 ⁠1.5
• Blockchain crypto adoption 0.9 ⁠1.2
• Cost of living 6.6 ⁠8
• Coworking spaces availability 0.6 ⁠1.2
• Culture 4.7 ⁠5.6
• Currency stability 5.6 ⁠8.5
• Digital nomad friendly cafes 0.5 ⁠1.1
• Digital nomad visa availability 0.3 ⁠0.5
• Ease of business registration 2.2 ⁠3.4
• Entertainment cost 5.7 ⁠6.5
• Food groceries 6.6 ⁠7.6
• Food scene 3 ⁠4.1
• Freedom of speech 3.2 ⁠4.6
• Freelance ecosystem 1.5 ⁠2.2

local-sim-card-availability 4.9 -> 5.8; Matches Niamey 5.8, above Zinder 4.6; passport/KYC is unchanged prep assumption, not a verified tourist onboarding test. Source

City scores Dosso

• Culture 4.6 ⁠5.6
• Currency stability 5.2 ⁠8
• Digital nomad visa availability 0.3 ⁠0.5
• Ease of business registration 2.2 ⁠4
• Entertainment cost 4.1 ⁠7
• Fitness facilities 2.1 ⁠3
• Food groceries 5 ⁠7.5
• Freedom of speech 3.4 ⁠4.6
• Freelance ecosystem 1.5 ⁠2.6
• Gym membership cost 3.7 ⁠5.5
• Healthcare affordability 7.8 ⁠6
• Healthy food options 3.2 ⁠4.2
• Indoors fun 2 ⁠2.5
• Networking opportunities 1.6 ⁠3.2
• Outdoors nature 5.2 ⁠2.5
• Political stability 2.4 ⁠1.5
• Safety 2.7 ⁠1.7
• Seasonal variety 2.6 ⁠3.3
• Startup scene 1.1 ⁠3
• Tax friendliness 2.9 ⁠3.7
• Transportation cost 5.9 ⁠7.8
• Visa ease 2.9 ⁠2.4

safety 2.7 -> 1.7; rescored from reviewed evidence and comparison anchors (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/niger/safety-and-security).